Dubai Maritime City in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

	Dubai Maritime City in the United Arab Emirates Highlights: Dubai Maritime City : Principally located towards the east of Dubai, the project site is situated in close proximity to Jumeirah Beach Road (1km), Bur Dubai (1.5km), Shindagha tunnel (Deira) (2.5km), Sheikh Zayed Road (3km), and the Dubai International Airport (10km). Dubai Maritime City is the world’s first purpose-built maritime centre, designed specifically to serve and enhance the maritime industry. It is integrated mixed-use development encompassing commercial, industrial, academic, and residential and lifestyle components. Spread across 227 hectares, the multidimensional maritime centre is a man made peninsula that will bring unprecedented value to the local and global maritime community. Dubai Maritime City is located on a man-made peninsula between Port Rashid and Dubai Dry Docks and surrounded by waters of the Arabian Gulf. Dubai Maritime City will become a world-leading, iconic, multi-purpose maritime centre that will create a unique environment for the global maritime community. Dubai Maritime City is committed to addressing the needs and requirements of the global maritime community. By offering world-class infrastructure, services, and regulations, Dubai maritime City is creating an efficient, specialized environment for the networking and integration of maritime industry players from over the globe. Dubai Maritime City will have: * The Maritime Centre * The Marina District * The Academic Quarter * The Industrial Precinct * The Harbour Offices * The Harbour Residences The Maritime Centre: The Maritime Centre District is the centrepiece of Dubai Maritime City. It will serve as an international hub for maritime business – the first ever purpose-built maritime cluster in the world. Fashioned as an urban corporate park, the District is comprised of eight waterfront and three interior parcels organized around a sweeping central boulevard – Maritime Centre Drive. An international hub for maritime business, the Maritime Centre district is a centre for maritime excellence. The Maritime Centre Districts comprises the following: • The Landmark Tower • The Creek Towers and Plaza • Waterfront Corporate Towers The Marina District The Marina District includes a group of mixed-use activity areas and an impressive marina facility available for charter and transit. The marina will attract tourism and meet the recreational and practical needs of yacht owners. The district includes dry boat storage and ferry transit facilities. Other features of the Marina District include a wide selection of restaurants, a 4-star hotel, waterfront retail shops, and entertainment facilities. The Academic Quarter The Academic Quarter is centrally located in the heart of Dubai Maritime City. It will include a Maritime Academy, Seafarers Club, a Mosque and world-class Business hotel. The Academic Quarter will be one of the largest educational institutions based on Maritime Studies in the world, and is a valuable component of Dubai Maritime City. Industrial Precinct While responding to needs of the global maritime community, Dubai Maritime City also reflects the maritime traditions of the region. Creation of the new Industrial Precinct is the first phase in the realization of Dubai Maritime City. This new peninsula location will offer unrestricted open sea access to the Arabian Gulf, along with all the benefits of working alongside the neighbouring Dubai World’s business units of Dubai Dry Docks and Port Rashid. The Industrial Precinct will be * providing ship repair and maintenance * providing yacht repair and manufacturing * having shops, showrooms, and warehouses to service the needs of the maritime industry as a whole. * a venue for industrial wholesalers of all marine parts and supplies. * providing the Dubai maritime community with the infrastructure to maintain and strengthen their stronghold in the ship repair market. The Harbour Offices Offices offer excellent access from the causeway and the Industrial Precinct, and provide a linked multi-use esplanade for pedestrians. The Harbour Offices are an accessible, stimulating work place with world-class facilities and services. Investors and developers have the opportunity to create a unique work environment set along the waterfront. * 19 development plots available for office tower development * Dramatic harbour views with Dubai commercial business district beyond * Easy access to from the causeway and the Industrial Precinct * Corporate gateway to the project * Linked by a multi-use pedestrian esplanade The Harbour Residences The residential towers at Dubai Maritime City will be a premier residential address. These high and mid-rise tower developments will be centrally located, fully landscaped, and have easy access to the commercial district. The Harbour Residences will have magnificent harbour views, close proximity to the sea, and easy access to the waterfront promenade – a pedestrian link between the residential and commercial districts. The combination of a peaceful home environment and accessibility to work and retail settings gives investors and developers the opportunity to create a unique, residential community set along the waterfront or within the city. For people with a penchant for the sea, Harbour Residences are the perfect place to call home. * 14 development plots available for residential tower development * Liner buildings zoned for a mix of commercial and residential activities * Dramatic harbour views with Dubai commercial business district beyond * Centrally located between working and living districts * Surrounded by parks and green spaces 'As an iconic, multidimensional maritime centre, Dubai Maritime City is committed to serving the needs of the regional and global maritime community,' stated DMC project manager Amer Ali. 'By offering world-class infrastructure, services and regulations, we will create a unique specialised environment that will promote the networking and integration of maritime players.' With coastal land scarce in Dubai, the decision was taken to reclaim land from the sea to house Dubai Maritime City. In August 2003, dredging work began to create a 25 million square feet man-made peninsula between Dubai’s Port Rashid terminal and Dubai Drydocks - with the peninsula connected to the mainland by a causeway. Utilising similar technology to that used to create The Palm, dredging began on a 24-hour basis, with the peninsula first breaking the surface on December 1, 2003. An estimated 30 million cubic metres of dredged seabed sand and 2.5 million cubic metres of rock are being used to create the peninsula, breakwaters and other associated infrastructure. The development has also required the relocation of the Dubai Drydocks entrance channel and, consequently, the main breakwater at the dry docks had be extended by about 500 metres - creating a total breakwater length of about 2,140 metres. Following the completion of the reclamation works, construction will begin on the rest of the infrastructure in phases, with the facility scheduled to open for business in 2006. Once complete, Dubai Maritime City will have four key areas – a commercial area, a leisure area, a repair area and a research and academy area. The commercial area will include a harbour, offices for maritime-related businesses, banks, support services, restaurants and a flexible exhibition site. The leisure area will include berthing for yachts and a museum, while the repair area will comprise a dockyard, ship supply outlets, a ship repair area, a ship building area, and a maritime retail area. Key components of the repair yard will be two brand new ship lifts and state of the art equipment, with the repair and ship building side of the business to be expanded to include yacht and dhow repair, in addition to steel work. Location : Dubai Maritime City is strategically located north of the main city centre and creek area business district, between Port Rashid and Dubai Dry Docks. The site is connected by a causeway to the wider road network, providing access to all of Dubai’s principle expressways including Sheikh Zayed Road. Principally located towards the east of Dubai, the project site is situated in close proximity to Jumeirah Beach Road (1km), Bur Dubai (1.5km), Shindaga tunnel (Deira) (2.5km), Sheikh Zayed Road (3km), and the Dubai International Airport. (10km) Dubai Maritime City in the United Arab Emirates Location - in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Development - Dubai Maritime City